The CEO’s Hidden Love Midnight Temptations and Deep Desires

Karen wanted to leap up and sew Jeffrey's mouth shut.

Of all times, he still had the nerve to crack jokes! As expected, Derek's expression turned increasingly grim, and he could barely contain the anger brewing in his eyes. "You two broke up, didn't you?" "Uh, technically, yes, but we kind of patched things up.” Karen flashed a grin and sidled up to her dad. She playfully swung his arm, "Dad, I still really like Jeffrey, so I thought I'd give him another chance!" Derek immediately frowned, "You are okay with his shady dealings with other women?" Jeffrey heard that and quickly interjected, "That's a big misunderstanding! I swear!" "Don't swear it. I can't bear it!" "You can! You are my father-in-law and that's the fact!" And the grandfather of my kid! Of course, those last few words were left unspoken.

Karen had warned him when they left the house to take it slow, not to reveal everything all at once for fear of shocking their elders.

Derek looked at his daughter, "He says it's a misunderstanding. Do you believe that?" "I do! It was really a misunderstanding. I was too impulsive back then and didn't let him explain, which is why I insisted on breaking up. Later, he came to me many times and showed me proof, and that's when I realized I had truly wronged him." Karen claimed to be afraid of facing her parents and said she was even shaking in fear. But when she actually stood before them, she feared they would be too harsh on Jeffrey and took most of the blame upon herself.

sad and upset, and that's my mistake." Jeffrey clenched his teeth, stepped forward, and slapped himself twice, loud and clear. "Please give me a

caught Derek off guard, making it awkward for him to

‘break up’ too lightly! You don't consider things carefully. Karen, you said you would never get back together.” "I did say that." "Your mother and I are getting old, and you still make us worry about you! You said Jeffrey mistreated you, and as parents, we have to protect you no matter who

her father was

daughter meant offending Jeffrey. And in order to protect her, they'd at least argue with him; or maybe they'd cause a brawl. Then suddenly, she made up with her boyfriend—how were